Original Cupcakes vs WOOPS! Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Original Cupcakes vs WOOPS! including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Original Cupcakes Franchise
WOOPS! Franchise
Investment $267,500 - $381,000$58,875 - $390,675
Franchise Fee $50,000$15,000 - $25,000
Royalty Fee -4%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded -2012
Year Franchised -2015
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Original Cupcakes Franchise
WOOPS! Franchise
Experience -While you do not need baking experience to franchise with Woops!, we recommend that you have a proven track record of managerial experience, an entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to follow our proven business model as you bring Woops! to your community.

Financing Options
 
Original Cupcakes Franchise
WOOPS! Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/Yes
Start-up Costs -/--/Yes
Equipment -/-Yes/-
Inventory -/--/Yes
Receivables -/--/Yes
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support
 
Original Cupcakes Franchise
WOOPS! Franchise
Training - On-The-Job Training: 240 hours
Support -Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing -Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Original Cupcakes Franchise
WOOPS! Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Original Cupcakes

Founded by best friends Heather White and Lori Joyce in 2002, Cupcakes bakes their products from scratch and uses preservative-free, basic ingredients, offering customers fresh batches of yummy goodness daily.

The Cupcakes trademark has been globally recognized as the original cupcakes bakery. It was also the Cupcakes Bakery featured on the hit reality TV Show called, ‘The Cupcake Girls’ on the W Network. The TV Show airs in 90 countries worldwide, including the USA, Asia, and Latin America. The Cupcakes brand stands for fun, nostalgia, and celebration!

 Cupcakes has established the following minimum franchisee requirements: -You must have a minimum of 2 years business and/or management experience -You must be prepared to work full time in your store(s) with eagerness and enthusiasm -You must be in good health; operating your own business can be physically and mentally demanding -You must be willing to follow the systems and manuals provided to you by Cupcakes.
In addition, every Franchisee must have, at a minimum, a satisfactory financial rating and the ability to finance the total capital investment, ongoing operating costs and working capital for the store as required.

About WOOPS!

WOOPS! was born in 2012 from a simple idea: Why not make money by opening a pop-up shop at the bustling Holiday Shops at Bryant Park in New York City - sharing delicious, specialty macarons with shoppers? The response let the founders know they were onto something, and they wasted no time in looking into how they could build a business on the idea that macarons make wonderful and special gifts as well as a day-brightening treat for oneself.

Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee